Futbol Club Cincinnati signed former Jamaican international Lance Laing from North Carolina FC, the club announced Tuesday morning.

FC Cincinnati's 11th signing this offseason, Laing is a 29-year-old who was a three-time North American Soccer League Best XI honoree with North Carolina, which will join the United Soccer League in 2018.

This past season, he finished with eight goals and five assists in 24 appearances. Cincinnati has him listed as a defender on its website, but he also plays higher up the field as a winger.

"Lance has exceptional pace and a fantastic left foot," FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch said in a press release. "He can play either as a full-back or out wide as a winger. His versatility will give us options but also has a creative element to his game. We look forward to welcoming him and his family to Ohio."

His versatility adds competitive depth both attacking and defending. For the past two seasons, Jimmy McLaughlin has almost exclusively handled the role as a left winger. Victor Mansaray briefly occupied the position before his loan deal was terminated and he returned to the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer.

Defensively, the club didn't re-sign Tyler Polak, who was the starting left-back in 2016 and for decent portions of 2017, left an opening that needed to be filled. Additionally, left full-back Josu is coming off surgery. Justin Hoyte, who originally debuted as a left-back, finished the season on the outside right.